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Uzu - A Generative Design Playground
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* Winner of Apple's "App of the Week"* Apple Rewind Best Generative Art and Sound App* Reached #1 in the App Store* Featured in Apple's "App Store Essentials Hall of Fame"* Seen in the "Year of the iPad" Video at the iPad Keynote* Featured as an Apple Staff Favorite

Points of light will shoot across the screen and fly to your command, twirling in a vortex of color and motion. Freeze and move Uzu in 3d space while contorting spirographic curves with your fingers. Uzu lets you quickly switch between 10 different modes of real-time animation by simply changing the number of touches you're using. You can spend countless hours discovering the many unique ways of playing and interacting with Uzu.

:::: FEATURES ::::

** Fully dynamic generative particle system** Create incredible background images for your iPhone or iPad** 21 unique animation modes can be applied to each number of touches** 55 Pre-loaded factory presets** Full customization of all features and settings** Create and save user presets** "Re-wire" animation modes as you see fit** Rotational, translational, and reflective symmetry for each animation mode** Thousands of possible combinations** Drawing mode** In-app quick help

:::: UZU ON FACEBOOK ::::https://www.facebook.com/uzuVisualizer/

:::: SUPPORT ::::

If you have any problems, questions, or stories you would like to share, please feel free to email me, and I'll answer as soon as I can.

jason@colordodge.comwww.colordodge.com

What's New

Version History

3.1.2

Jun 29, 2017

Version 3.1.2- Improved intro message: text is more clear and easier to dismiss.

Version 3.1.1- Fixed bug where the app would crash when dismissing the keyboard

Many thanks to all the fans who asked for the new update. And an even bigger thank you to Olga and Scarlett for their patience while I worked on this during evenings and weekends. I hope you all enjoy!

3.1.1

Jun 28, 2017

Version 3.1.1- Fixed bug where the app would crash when dismissing the keyboard

Many thanks to all the fans who asked for the new update. And an even bigger thank you to Olga and Scarlett for their patience while I worked on this during evenings and weekends. I hope you all enjoy!

Many thanks to all the fans who asked for the new update. And an even bigger thank you to Olga and Scarlett for their patience while I worked on this during evenings and weekends. I hope you all enjoy!

3.0.1

Dec 5, 2014

- Fixed crashing bug in iOS 8

3.0

Jul 8, 2014

* Uzu is now a universal app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch* Retina support for all devices* Completely redesigned UI* 7 brand new animation modes (bringing the total to 21)* 25 brand new factory presets (now a total of 42)* 2 new symmetry modes: reflective and translational* New color engine allows for selecting specific colors* Support for background colors and gradients* Randomization buttons for global and individual panel settings* New settings: Hue Swirl, Saturation Offset, Brightness Offset

2.0

Apr 25, 2011

Uzu 2.0 brings a number of new and exciting features to Uzu! This update is a big thank you to all the Uzu fans out there. Uzu wouldn't be where it is today without all the people who've loved it and showed it off to someone else. If you enjoy the update, please take a moment to rate Uzu or leave a review, these things help tremendously.

1.1.1

*You may need to restart your iPad after updating (by holding down the lock button) in order to stop the launch crashes.

New in version 1.1:*Added auto-play mode*Added external display support (VGA Out)*Added instructions page

:::: AUTO-PLAY CONTROL ::::

Auto-play allows you to sit back and enjoy Uzu's animations without needing to touch the screen. Auto-play mode randomly cycles through the different animation modes, simulating the movement of fingers across the screen. You can even interact with Uzu's "virtual" fingers by touching the screen while in auto-play mode. Up to 4 fingers can be used to interact with auto-play mode - at 5 fingers, auto-play mode is deactivated.

During auto-play, animation modes will randomly switch and change. If you interact with auto-play mode by touching the screen, the current animation mode will stay locked until you release. In effect, the random switching of modes during auto-play is temporarily suppressed while touching the screen. If the combination of your touches and Uzu's touches are greater than 10, the animation mode starts again at 1 Touch.

:::: EXTERNAL DISPLAY SUPPORT ::::

You can watch Uzu on an external screen (TV, monitor, projector, etc…). To use an external display, simply plug in the the external display adapter (available for purchase on-line and in stores). Uzu will be shown on the external display, allowing you to use the iPad as a controller. This is great to use at social gatherings in conjunction with the auto-play mode.

*If you like Uzu, make sure to check out Little Uzu for the iPhone/iPod Touch.http://itunes.apple.com/app/little-uzu/id386764406?mt=8

1.1

**An update has already been submitted to address the reported crashing with version 1.1 Thank you for your patience.

:::: AUTO-PLAY CONTROL ::::

Auto-play allows you to sit back and enjoy Uzu's animations without needing to touch the screen. Auto-play mode randomly cycles through the different animation modes, simulating the movement of fingers across the screen. You can even interact with Uzu's "virtual" fingers by touching the screen while in auto-play mode. Up to 4 fingers can be used to interact with auto-play mode - at 5 fingers, auto-play mode is deactivated.

During auto-play, animation modes will randomly switch and change. If you interact with auto-play mode by touching the screen, the current animation mode will stay locked until you release. In effect, the random switching of modes during auto-play is temporarily suppressed while touching the screen. If the combination of your touches and Uzu's touches are greater than 10, the animation mode starts again at 1 Touch.

:::: EXTERNAL DISPLAY SUPPORT ::::

You can watch Uzu on an external screen (TV, monitor, projector, etc…). To use an external display, simply plug in the the external display adapter (available for purchase on-line and in stores). Uzu will be shown on the external display, allowing you to use the iPad as a controller. This is great to use at social gatherings in conjunction with the auto-play mode.

*If you like Uzu, make sure to check out Little Uzu for the iPhone/iPod Touch.http://itunes.apple.com/app/little-uzu/id386764406?mt=8

1.0.1

Jul 26, 2010

* Fixed memory leak bug.

- Thanks to everyone who downloaded Uzu so far. I'm currently working on auto-play, motion controls, and VGA out support for the next versions. Stay tuned!

1.0

Jun 12, 2010

Jun 29, 2017

Version 3.1.2

Version 3.1.2- Improved intro message: text is more clear and easier to dismiss.

Version 3.1.1- Fixed bug where the app would crash when dismissing the keyboard

Many thanks to all the fans who asked for the new update. And an even bigger thank you to Olga and Scarlett for their patience while I worked on this during evenings and weekends. I hope you all enjoy!

Ratings and Reviews

4.9 out of 5

62 Ratings

62 Ratings

Now I get it!!

Jul 2, 2017

Daffodil girl

Great visual entertainment! However, where are the instructions about how to save your own formula? I press + to add a new title, but then if I press Done and then make changes in the design parameters and color choices, they don't "Save". What's step one, then step 2, etc. Thanks for your quick response! 👏👏👏 After I wrote the review I thought, maybe it works in an opposite way to what I thought. So I chose a preset that I liked but wanted to tweak. It worked! Love that the user can create their own. It would have saved a lot of time & frustration, however, if a brief paragraph of instructions were included. Hoping you'll consider adding one next update. Changing my 3 🌟 🌟 🌟 to 5 now that I know how to do my own presets. Thanks again!

Developer Response

Jul 2, 2017

Thanks for the feedback. Sorry you're having issues with the UI. When you create a new preset by pressing the "+" button, you're saving the current state of all the controls in that new preset. I made it this way to help from accidentally saving over something you already like. So all you need to do is play with the controls until you get something you like, then just create a new preset from those settings.

Now I get it!!

Jul 2, 2017

Daffodil girl

Great visual entertainment! However, where are the instructions about how to save your own formula? I press + to add a new title, but then if I press Done and then make changes in the design parameters and color choices, they don't "Save". What's step one, then step 2, etc. Thanks for your quick response! 👏👏👏 After I wrote the review I thought, maybe it works in an opposite way to what I thought. So I chose a preset that I liked but wanted to tweak. It worked! Love that the user can create their own. It would have saved a lot of time & frustration, however, if a brief paragraph of instructions were included. Hoping you'll consider adding one next update. Changing my 3 🌟 🌟 🌟 to 5 now that I know how to do my own presets. Thanks again!

Developer Response

Jul 2, 2017

Thanks for the feedback. Sorry you're having issues with the UI. When you create a new preset by pressing the "+" button, you're saving the current state of all the controls in that new preset. I made it this way to help from accidentally saving over something you already like. So all you need to do is play with the controls until you get something you like, then just create a new preset from those settings.

Exceeded my expectations

Jul 3, 2017

BernSh

The very best time spent alters your experience of life. I had this after playing with an app called "Faces" which sketch artists use to draw composites of faces to identify someone when a photo isn't available. Speaking time with lots of different facial features trying to recreate the faces of people I know altered what I then started noticing when I looked at people with my "new" eyes looking for details I previously wasn't noticing. This app UZU with its depth of details, visual creativity, and thoughtful gestural controls achieves an engagement with the potential to likewise discover thur play. I applaud the author's achievement and appreciate what it must have taken to bring it this far. Thank you!

Exceeded my expectations

Jul 3, 2017

BernSh

The very best time spent alters your experience of life. I had this after playing with an app called "Faces" which sketch artists use to draw composites of faces to identify someone when a photo isn't available. Speaking time with lots of different facial features trying to recreate the faces of people I know altered what I then started noticing when I looked at people with my "new" eyes looking for details I previously wasn't noticing. This app UZU with its depth of details, visual creativity, and thoughtful gestural controls achieves an engagement with the potential to likewise discover thur play. I applaud the author's achievement and appreciate what it must have taken to bring it this far. Thank you!

Great App. Thankful for the update.

Jul 8, 2017

Wallen112

I'm so glad that the developer of this game decided to update it. I've loved this app for years as it was one of the first I downloaded when the gen 1 iPad was released. Was so excited to see an update for this. Highly recommend this to people and most of my friends now have this on their phones. (Would love to see a return of the "randomize all" from the previous version too but it is what it is.)

Great App. Thankful for the update.

Jul 8, 2017

Wallen112

I'm so glad that the developer of this game decided to update it. I've loved this app for years as it was one of the first I downloaded when the gen 1 iPad was released. Was so excited to see an update for this. Highly recommend this to people and most of my friends now have this on their phones. (Would love to see a return of the "randomize all" from the previous version too but it is what it is.)